Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 3, 2021 to Dec 19, 2021

Premiered: Fall 2021

Broadcast: Sundays at 22:00 (JST)

Producers: Magic Capsule, Kadokawa

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Passione

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Supernatural

Theme: School

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Plot: Miko Yotsuya's eyes water as she fixates on a single spot on her phone—she ignores yet another dreadful, horrific monster that is in her face, uttering the disturbing words: "Can you see me?" Before now, Miko enjoyed her unassuming high school days, with late-night horror shows serving only as a form of entertainment. But ever since one fateful day, she is the only person aware of the invisible monsters walking freely among humans.

Courageously, Miko makes a bold decision: she will never, under any condition, acknowledge the presence of the horrid specters. However, even though she pretends they do not exist, she can still see how they disturb the people around her, especially her best friend, the energetic and lovely Hana Yurikawa. In order to protect them from the monsters' annoyances, Miko gives it her best to continue her school life and avoid every troublesome crisis—even when they scare her to tears.

User Review: When you hear about cute girls doing cute things in a comedy, the last scene you'd picture in your mind would be a monster popping out like in some sort of horror movie. That's what happens to Miko, who happens to suffer from the unfortuante syndrome of seeing the supernatural. It's everyday normal life turned into a nightmare for a high school girl in this horror comedy.

Mieruko-chan is an anime that you should be thankful for unless you happen to be Miko Yotsuya. She's deals with the unfortunate situation where the supernatural haunts her living life, wherever she goes. Whether it's at school, the park, or even in her bedroom, Miko has to live with the reality that supernatural monsters exist in the world of the living. Her own solution is to pretend they don't exist around her but that's easier said than done. From the first episode, we can easily see her fear of the supernatural from her first encounter. It doesn't take long to realize that Miko has built a protective wall around herself and trying to ignore her problem as best as possible. But it get worse!

As the anime ventures on, Miko's personal life is affected when these supernatural entities gets involved with her friends and daily activites. Luckily, they take on incorporeal forms and can't directly interfere with anyone, at least in most circumstances. Miko also takes it her respsonsibility to protect others from the supernatural, noticably her friend Hana. It seems the anime loves to throw Miko and Hana on everyday adventures. The latter has no idea about the supernatural events happening while Miko does her best to protect her friend. It's a goofy yet entertaining delight for those who wants to experience a slice of life-comedic horror story. The anime also loves to experiment with how the supernatural reacts to the world. These include conventional areas such as school, Miko's house, the park, or even the subway station. At its heart, the anime wants to evoke a feeling of uneasiness for the audience whenever the supernatural elements occur on-screen. Other times, it shows us how our charming characters enjoy life such as Hana and her gluttonious appetite.

While Miko is known for seeing the supernatural, there's also other characters that can affects the story as later episodes shows. We meet Julia, a girl who can also see supernatural auras. She gets involved with Miko and Hana through various misunderstandings and brings in together a peculiar tone of humor. Unlike Miko or Hana, she has trouble expressing her personality but and somehow sees Miko as a 'rival'. And that's the appealing element of Mieruko-chan. This show knew from the start with its setup and builds itself along the way by introducing various characters that connects with Miko's daily life. Miko has to balance herself by pretending to ignoring the supernatural but sometimes, she also takes on the role of helping the helpless. In essence, her ability is both a gift and curse. The anime shows that Miko is able to put her ability to use when there's someone or something important to be protected. And while the show does maintain a mostly moderate comedic tone, there are occasionally serious moments that can evoke fear and anxiety. Two examples includes the Train Man spirit in the subway and Miko's investigation of Zen Tohno, a human with suspected malicious intent. For all its worth, the anime is able to balance out the humor and horror to deliver us this unique piece of work.

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